Australian Christmas

In 1994 I was invited to be in a Christmas themed art show. We were asked to select a country and look up information on how that country celebrated Christmas.

First of all it is summer down there at Christmas. The beach is a popular place to be. There is "Caroling by Candlelight" on the beach. So, I focused on the candlelight tradition. Painting in an Aboriginal style, I used dots to capture the effect of light. This is a piece that sold.


acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16"

Origin of the Code Series

So, here are the first eight dot pieces painted . . . dots were an afterthought . . . the triangles were just TOO HARSH! . . . look above for the smaller pieces that followed.

Green Dreaming

This is a dot piece from 11 years ago.


acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16"

The "o" Series

I evacuated to Memphis when Katrina was headed to the New Orleans area . . . these are works I completed while I was away.

ao

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

bo

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

co

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

do

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

eo

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

fo

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

go

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

ho

acrlic on canvas, 5" x 5"

Sigma

Let's see who can guess what inspired this one, hunh?!?


acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6"

Not All Dots

Not all my works have dots . . . these have generated a lot of response . . . see "My Links" for my other pieces.

Whew

Winding down . . . that's enough for now . . . thanks for the feedback . . .

Dancing Lights

This piece is inspired by camera shots in movies when people are in focus and the background becomes dancing dots. I had to start wearing glasses for distance at age 38. Something about the dots had me fixated. This piece has moved a number of folks.


acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30"

MMII

"MMII" stands for 2002 in Roman numerals. I was using colors I was fixated with during that year.


colored pencil on paper, 17.25" x 23"

Greek Code

Alpha, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Theta, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Omicron, Pi, Rho
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6" each

Code Purple

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Blue

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Green

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Lime

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Yellow

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Orange

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Red

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Code Pink

acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28"

Stop/Go

"Stop/Go" was inspired by the movie "The Mexican" from 2001. Brad Pitt's character is at a stop light which becomes a pivotal moment for him. It captured my indecision at the time.


colored pencil on paper, 15.25" x 24"